Milton vs Northumberland

A side-by-side comparison of Milton and Northumberland: population, income, housing, and more.

Milton and Northumberland are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milton has the higher population (6,582 vs 3,874 in Northumberland). Northumberland has the higher median household income ($57,162 vs $53,552 in Milton). Milton has the higher median home value ($172,100 vs $158,200 in Northumberland).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Northumberland
Population	6,582	3,874
Median age	36.0 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,552	$57,162
Median home value	$172,100	$158,200
Median gross rent	$902	$986
Housing units	3,072	1,861
Homeownership rate	45.0%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Northumberland
Population	6,697 → 6,582 (-1.7%)	3,655 → 3,874 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$49,000 → $53,552 (+9.3%)	$59,725 → $57,162 (-4.3%)
Median home value	$131,500 → $172,100 (+30.9%)	$127,500 → $158,200 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $902 (+32.6%)	$761 → $986 (+29.6%)

Milton

Population

6,6976,582

Median household income

$49,000$53,552

Median home value

$131,500$172,100

Median gross rent

$680$902

Northumberland

Population

3,6553,874

Median household income

$59,725$57,162

Median home value

$127,500$158,200

Median gross rent

$761$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Northumberland
Under 5	6.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	12.7%	2.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.2%	12.8%
75 and over	8.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Northumberland
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	2.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Northumberland
No high school diploma	6.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	50.3%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Northumberland
Drove alone	87.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	1.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Northumberland
1-unit, detached	43.7%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	27.3%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	11.3%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Northumberland
Poverty rate	12.3%	18.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1964	1954